Mel, a quick way would be to pull the oil and gas leases taken in the section. This would give you an idea, although you would not be able to determine nets, or even if they own an interest in the case of bad leases. You could accomplish this by visiting an abstract plant. You could also hire a competent person to run the title, although this will be very expensive, but will be your best bet in order to determine ownership and nets. Last thought, you may need to confirm this is not minerally classified lands, which someone on this forum who is in front of a computer could likely do for you. Mike